Music for space exploration, science fiction films and futuristic / space / science related content. From the obvious "The Planets Suite" by Gustav Holst and "Also Spracht Zarathustra" by Strauss, to ethereal, spacey, ambient soundscapes that brings our thoughts to alien species and far-away galaxies. This area is by no means limited to a single music genre, but draws on classical, choral, experimental, ambient and electronic music influences.
Deep and brooding strings establish a mysterious atmosphere before climaxing and evolving into a powerful, confident theme statement. Rich strings and horns make for an epic feel. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 72 BPM]
A dark, brooding piece. It starts with a low synthy bass. The melody is subtle, but grows with each iteration. It builds as it repeats itself. The last section adds a subtle rhythmic element, insinuating a growing nervousness. Perfect for a documentary or horror film/tv show. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 80 BPM]
Steady and streamlined electronic pop groove. A nice, moderate energy level, driving the track forward and conveying a sense of forward movement, progress, precision and reliability. Slick and clean. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
A hybrid of modern and orchestral sounds combine in this fantastical composition to create a sense of wonder and awe telling an evolving story of discovery and majesty. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
A gentle yet moving composition that invites senses of love, peace, calm, the higher realms, light and support. Great for healing and inspiration. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 66 BPM]
Prepare for a thrilling and intense musical experience. This instrumental track combines modern electronic and synth scoring elements to create a unique, visceral and powerful sound. [Tempo: Medium / 99 BPM]
This is a captivating and intriguing instrumental song that takes you on a journey of exploration and discovery. The song features deep and submerged sounds and also evokes a sense of mystery, floating, drifting, and of being free. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
This track is a fusion of electronic and instrumental elements, creating a harmonious and soothing sound. The music invites you to a journey where you can experience the mysteries of the cosmic mind and soul. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 53 BPM]
Edgy and relentless electro rock / future-funk / rocktronica. Bass throbs drive stripped-back four-on-the-floor grooves, pulsing arpeggios, vocoders. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Electronica / Synthwave / Electrowave music. Both retro and futuristic sounding, this is a modern take of 1980's-inspired, dark and mystical, groovy synth wave music. Great for gaming, cyberpunk, sci-fi, synthetics, artificial intelligence, space and mystical technology. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Quirky, retro-fresh electro track. Funky and with attitude -- ideal for use with technology, gaming, sports, driving, and futuristic scenes. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 114 BPM]
A touching, poignant, cinematic soundtrack with a heroic, uplifting, hopeful feel, but also with a wistful and melancholic undertone. Like the bittersweet conclusion to a story or the sight of a powerful, beautiful but sad, world. Nostalgia mixed with hope and aspirations. Perhaps a new beginning? Or leaving home, setting sails towards new worlds? [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Gustav Holst - The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War. Arranged and recorded with real live orchestra, exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Minimal ambient bed for science, technology, news and factual documentary programs. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Slow / 64 BPM]
Determined rhythmic mood. Steady, beat-driven with piano and electronic elements. Manufacture / Construction / Science / Future / Hi Tech / Industry. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
Haunting and chilling chillstep tones are dramatically driven forward by shuffling half tempo beats and sub basslines. The track builds layers of melodic elements into a stunning soundscape. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
Huge stabs give way to twisted maniacal anguish and haunted voices. Tragic theme introduces a grim march propelled by determination and grit. The theme is presented at the end in a burst of triumph and heroism. Good for epic battle, fight to the finish, dark action. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow, Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
A thoughtful, considering, slightly mysterious piece. An undercurrent of activity, processing, finding clues, or something brooding under the surface. Available with or without the vocal phrases. Investigative / Crime / Contemplative Music. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
A very edgy Dubstep track with gritty, destroyed drum samples, chopped and mangled, with hard edged synths pumping and squelching. Dark and funky. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 130 BPM]
Restrained aggression boiling over and unleashed, creates a state of panic. Ideal tool for sci-fi, extreme sports, mystery, crime, fight, chase and action scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 84 BPM]
A dreamy and ethereal cinematic soundtrack. Smooth layered guitar parts and live cello sound. Great as a film underscore and video soundtrack. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 70 BPM]
Huge, snarling and slamming Dubstep style bass-line that wobbles and glitches emerges from a haunting background of elfin choirs and a distant tom-tom pulse. Completely evil and nasty, works great for war gaming videos, futuristic conflict or technology scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
A lush and deeply atmospheric electro / dub / ambient crossover track. Downtempo drum'n bass or dub beats combine with rich, swirley pads and dreamy, reverberant piano motifs. Dreamy / Ambient / Heavenly with a hint of mystery. Good for chilling out, relaxing, or as background music for media related to space, future, nature, forensics or DNA, science and more. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
A grand and lively, uplifting and triumphant orchestral theme. A choir also enters around 35 seconds in. Glory and honor. Maybe a super hero or a valiant knight. A deserved victory, or an amazing achievement. [Tempo: Medium / 90 BPM]
An emotional, sensitive and touching orchestral composition with choir entering later. Amazement, glory, sorrowful or respectful. Regal / honorable. Cinematic. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Dark Dub / Dubstep electronica / Hip-Hop. Mechanical, technology. Rigid, machine like, robotic. Funky robot, transformer. Available with or without 'On the Streets of Bad' robotic voice / vocoder samples. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A warm and sensual, downtempo chill-out electronic groove track. Understated, slightly mysterious, stays back and doesn't demand attention. Easy on the ear, with a slick, modern pulse, suitable for media use. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Mystery, future, technology, conspiracies and cover-ups... [Tempo: Medium / 115 BPM]
Uplifting, inspirational and motivational music. Fills you with excitement, ambition, drive and self belief. Feel ready for anything. Feel more than alive! Great for film, TV ad campaigns, documentaries dramas corporate branding videos & campaigns, motorsport, news energize themes. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Tense combination of sound designer sounds with ambient synth textures and a hard hitting techno backdrop. action, drama, dramatic, chase, crime, police, battle, war, futuristic action and suspense. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 100 BPM]
A choppy, busy, edgy Drum'n Bass track with processed violins & voice cuts. The jungle parts and wobbling bass makes this a pretty visual urban title. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 175 BPM]
A dreamy, slow calm and modulated electronic song.The tempo is gentle, and a synth pad covers the various drum breaks. [Tempo: Medium / 70 BPM]
Edgy, gritty and grimy Dubstep. Futuristic, technological, dirty and glitchy. Dark electronica. [Tempo: Slow, Fast / 140 BPM]
Dark, techy royalty free Drum 'n Bass with an upbeat feel. Sometimes refferred to as Neurofunk. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 174 BPM]
Deep Minimal House with trance feel. Moody, atmospheric, mystical with a sci-tech / futuristic element. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
Deep house with a funk element, sub heavy. At times minimalistic, with a sci-tek feel. Groovy bass lines and synth licks. [Tempo: Medium / 128 BPM]
Trashy, violent, aggressive and explosive Dubstep track transformed from an 'action movie' like orchestral composition. A complex bass synthesis on a heavy beat; Good for any teenage related footage, hardcore animation, motion design in need of an additional punch to it. And a great way to introduce a surprising violence. [Tempo: Slow, Fast, Very fast / 142 BPM]
A nicely crafted hip hop track with a futuristic vibe. With a tense, suspenseful feeling, it is also uplifting at the same time, perhaps with a slight dark undertone. Good for use in science fiction, future and high technology productions. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 74 BPM]
Ambient / New Age. Cosmic, peaceful, softly flowing. Good for yoga, meditation. Also for images of space, future and sci-fi, stars and cosmos. Possibly nature or underwater / deep sea diving. Can also be for science, DNA etc. Reflective / shimmering. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 60 BPM]
Ambient / New Age. Cosmic, peaceful, softly flowing. Good for yoga, meditation. Also for images of space, future and sci-fi, stars and cosmos. Possibly nature or underwater / deep sea diving. Can also be for science, DNA etc. Reflective / shimmering. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 100 BPM]
A grand, epic, awe inspiring track of glory, honor, sacrifice and emotion. This track features orchestra, epic battle drums, choir and a solo female vocalist. Good for military / war, honor and dignity in battle. Also available in a 'Rock version' which adds rock guitars and drums to the mix for even more punch and power. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
A passionate, serious and somewhat sorrowful track with full orchestra, epic tribal drums and a solo female voice. The powerful orchestra and marching drums contrast with the fragile and emotional vocal. Could be about human struggle and oppression. Sadness and loss, struggle against hopeless odds, hope and aspirations, epic love. Also available in a 'Rock version' which adds rock guitars and drums to the mix for even more punch and power. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 90 BPM]
A mixture of emotions can be felt during this track; wonderment, hope, enchantment, fantasy and reflection. The natural space created by the music make it accommodating to a variety of scenes such as big landscape shots, montages and scenes with dialogue. Instruments include piano, strings, horns and synths. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Heavy bass drums and a string bass set the tone for this dark and menacing track. The familiar refrain then plays, but is made expressive and almost violent as it is played on several string basses and cellos. Screeching dark, electronically chattery. Nightmarish. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
If a metropolis urban city had a voice, this is how it would sound. Cello spiccatos leave you on edge while the trumpet duo sounds somewhat jazzy and someone depressing. A suitable choice for an action-packed mafia or film noir trailer concerning urban crime. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 230 BPM]
A dark and eerie track evoking the image of psychos, stalkers, serial killers, crime scenes, murder, twisted plots and Investigation Discovery. Occult events, crime scene flashbacks, ghosts and monsters on Halloween and supernatural freak show circuses come to mind. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A creepy and dramatic piece with unique sounds creating disillusion, confusion and worry. Pulsating drones and bass notes, deep strings and mechanical, electronic drums make this track geared towards dramatic TV cues heard on Investigation Discovery, Unsolved Mysteries and Dateline NBC. Crime scene flashbacks, killers and supernatural events come to mind. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
Stylish, minimalistic techno / trance. Technology, space, future, underground club / subculture / youth culture. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 128 BPM]
A larger-than-life Dubstep / Deepstep track with a very cosmic, grand sound. Interesting juxtapositioning of the hard, edgy, mechanical and grimy sounding synths and beats, with deeply floating, ethereal and sweeping strings/pads with a sense of ambience and beauty. A sense of greatness and importance, perhaps space or a grand invention. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 70 BPM]
Edgy, mechanical, robotic sounding Dubstep / Dark Dub / Deepstep track. Available with or without ragga style vocals. Mechanoids / Future Tech / Cutting Edge / Grime. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
